Legionnaires’ Disease Awareness Certification

Over 300 cases of Legionnaires’ disease are reported every year in England and Wales. The majority of these cases occur in the workplace. It is a serious illness that proves fatal in up to 12% of cases.

Legionnaires’ disease is caused by Legionella bacteria, which may grow in water systems. Fortunately, it is relatively simple to identify potential sites of Legionella growth. In this course, you will learn how to identify and manage Legionella and meet your obligations under health and safety law with regards to risk management at work.

You Will Learn

  • What causes Legionnaires’ disease, how people catch it, symptoms and who is particularly vulnerable to Legionella bacteria.
  • The systems most likely to facilitate the growth of Legionella, including the type of water stored in a system and its temperature.
  • How to conduct a risk assessment to identify potential sources of Legionella growth and the obligations of a business owner under the law.
  • How and when you should test for Legionella and the main types of tests used in laboratories.

Benefits of Taking This Course

  • If you are responsible for controlling work premises, you will benefit from learning what you must do to prevent and handle Legionella growth.
  • Anyone who may come into contact with Legionella at work will benefit from learning about the symptoms and effects of Legionnaires’ disease, as prompt intervention saves lives.
  • If you are responsible for conducting risk assessments at work, this course will help you ascertain whether there is a reasonable foreseeable risk that someone may become infected with Legionnaires’ disease and put preventive measures in place.
  • If you are interested in occupational health or work in an HR role, this course will broaden your knowledge of occupational disease.


Course Modules/Lessons

Module 01: The Symptoms and Causes of Legionnaires’ Disease

Module 02: Common Sources of Legionella Growth

Module 03: Assessing the Risk of Legionnaires’ Disease in the Workplace

Module 04: Monitoring and Testing for the Presence of Legionella

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FAQ's

  • Who can take the Legionnaires’ Disease Awareness Certification course?

    There are no entry requirements to take the course.

  • What is the structure of the course?

    The course is broken down into 4 individual modules. Each module takes between 20 and 90 minutes on average to study. Although students are free to spend as much or as little time as they feel necessary on each module.

  • Where / when can the course be studied?

    The course can be studied study at any time and from any internet connected device

  • Is there a test at the end of the course?

    Once you have completed all 4 modules there is a multiple choice test. The questions will be on a range of topics found within the 4 modules. The test, like the course, is online and can be taken a time and location of your choosing.

  • What is the pass mark for the final test?

    The pass mark for the test is 70%.

  • What happens if a user fails the test?

    If the user doesn’t pass the test first time they will get further opportunities to take the test again after extra study. There are no limits to the number of times a test can be taken.

  • How long does it take to complete the Legionnaires’ Disease Awareness Certification course?

    We estimate that the course will take about 3 hours to complete in total, plus an additional 30 minutes for the end of course test.